diff --git a/chatgpt-to-claude/src/components/wizard/useWizardState.ts b/chatgpt-to-claude/src/components/wizard/useWizardState.ts
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+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+
+export type WizardStep = 1 | 2 | 3 | 4;
+
+interface WizardState {
+  currentStep: WizardStep;
+  extractedText: string;
+  trimmedText: string;
+  isComplete: boolean;
+}
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "ctc-wizard-state";
+
+const defaultState: WizardState = {
+  currentStep: 1,
+  extractedText: "",
+  trimmedText: "",
+  isComplete: false,
+};
+
+function loadState(): WizardState {
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (!raw) return defaultState;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<WizardState>;
+    return { ...defaultState, ...parsed };
+  } catch {
+    return defaultState;
+  }
+}
+
+function saveState(state: WizardState) {
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(state));
+  } catch {
+    // localStorage full or unavailable
+  }
+}
+
+export function useWizardState() {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<WizardState>(defaultState);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setState(loadState());
+    setLoaded(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (loaded) saveState(state);
+  }, [state, loaded]);
+
+  const setStep = useCallback((step: WizardStep) => {
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, currentStep: step }));
+  }, []);
+
+  const setExtractedText = useCallback((text: string) => {
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, extractedText: text, trimmedText: text }));
+  }, []);
+
+  const setTrimmedText = useCallback((text: string) => {
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, trimmedText: text }));
+  }, []);
+
+  const setComplete = useCallback(() => {
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, isComplete: true }));
+  }, []);
+
+  const reset = useCallback(() => {
+    setState(defaultState);
+    localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+  }, []);
+
+  const canGoNext = useCallback((): boolean => {
+    switch (state.currentStep) {
+      case 1:
+        return true;
+      case 2:
+        return state.extractedText.trim().length > 0;
+      case 3:
+        return true;
+      case 4:
+        return true;
+      default:
+        return false;
+    }
+  }, [state.currentStep, state.extractedText]);
+
+  const next = useCallback(() => {
+    if (state.currentStep < 4 && canGoNext()) {
+      setStep((state.currentStep + 1) as WizardStep);
+    }
+  }, [state.currentStep, canGoNext, setStep]);
+
+  const back = useCallback(() => {
+    if (state.currentStep > 1) {
+      setStep((state.currentStep - 1) as WizardStep);
+    }
+  }, [state.currentStep, setStep]);
+
+  return {
+    ...state,
+    loaded,
+    setStep,
+    setExtractedText,
+    setTrimmedText,
+    setComplete,
+    reset,
+    canGoNext,
+    next,
+    back,
+  };
+}
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